Breaking news out of Baltimore where a judge has found Officer Caesar Goodson not guilty on all counts over the death of Freddie Gray in 2015:
Officer Goodson, van driver in #FreddieGray case, NOT GUILTY on all counts.
— Kevin Rector ☀️ (@RectorSun) June 23, 2016
Judge Williams said the prosecution failed to show Ofc Goodson intended for anything bad to happen to #FreddieGray.
— Kevin Rector ☀️ (@RectorSun) June 23, 2016
Judge Williams said state only showed failure of duty re no seatbelt at stop 4; may be "mistake" or "bad judgement," but not crim negligence
— Kevin Rector ☀️ (@RectorSun) June 23, 2016
Judge Williams repeatedly said there was no evidence presented that Goodson was aware or should have been aware #FreddieGray was hurt.
— Kevin Rector ☀️ (@RectorSun) June 23, 2016
Judge Williams called "rough ride" an "inflammatory term" that is "not to be taken lightly," and said prosecution didn't prove it at all.
— Kevin Rector ☀️ (@RectorSun) June 23, 2016
It was thought that Officer Goodson, as the driver of the van, was the prosecution’s best chance at a conviction:
Goodson was Mosby's best possible case for a guilty verdict in #FreddieGray death.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 23, 2016
Those overprosecution, defamation suits against Mosby looking pretty nice now.
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) June 23, 2016
Once again, overcharging leading to acquittal is going to lead to unrest. https://t.co/mz6uJY5ttb
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) June 23, 2016
And here come the protests…
Officer Caesar Goodson faced the most serious charges in the death of #FreddieGray. https://t.co/hRSDApQrru pic.twitter.com/qfR5dBvJ5v
— NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) June 23, 2016
This decisions was not unexpected, however, as the prosecution’s case unraveled last week:
It looks like the prosecution's case in the Freddie Gray trial of Ofc. Caesar Goodson has fallen apart https://t.co/yOCZk7NZm1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 16, 2016
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